Kristen Ridgway Flores
Encyclopedia
Kristen Ridgway Flores is Founder and CEO of The Feel Good Film Festival
in Hollywood, California and an American
actress, set designer, production designer
, and film producer
.
in 1982. She received her early theatre and acting training at “Seattle Christian”, “Northwest Studios” Bellevue, Washington
, “Burien Little Theatre”, and “Seattle Performing Arts Fellowship” where she participated in numerous theatrical productions including “Helen Keller
”, “Guys and Dolls
”, “South Pacific
“, “Narnia”, and “Little Mary Sunshine
”.
She continued her theatrical and acting studies in Santa Barbara
, California
at the “Westmont College
Theatre Arts Department” under John Blondell. In 2003 she graduated from Westmont
receiving her undergraduate degree in theatre
and communications. Once relocating to Hollywood, she pursued a curriculum of film studies graduating in 2005.
, set designer, and producer for Hollywood films and television programs, including the television comedy series, “The Playbook
”. Flores' first credited film in 2005 was “West Bank Story
”, the Academy Awards
winning, fast-paced musical comedy. In 2006-2007 Flores worked in the art department of the television series, Heroes
, which received the 2007 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nomination for the Art Director's Guild Award. From 2007 until 2010 she tried out animation at Nickelodeon
on the kids' classic cartoon, “SpongeBob SquarePants
”, a television series that has been awarded numerous primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding animated programming. In 2009, she began working as a producer in the 2009 film “Dandelion Dharma”. She also produced the 2011 MTV reality television series, “Cuff’d”, released August, 2011.
, The Feel Good Film Festival
, taking on responsibility for overall artistic direction including responsibility for film selection. The Festival premiered in August, 2008, providing a prime platform for winning projects that are entertaining, optimistic, humorous or heartwarming and leave the audience feeling good. Flores' goal is to provide a film viewing experience for the entire family that encourages the development, production, and distribution of short or feature length films with positive themes, happy endings, that make audiences laugh, and that capture the beauty of our world. She searches for newly produced American, international, independent, and family-friendly submissions from around the world and is responsible for bringing wider attention to independent filmmakers including those listed in the awards section at The Feel Good Film Festival
. The focus is screening movies where the Festival's audience members leave the theaters feeling better than when they entered 100% of the time. To achieve this, she hunts down features with positive views on life, humor, and positive scenes where at the end of it, you’re feeling better. She created the Festival to provide audiences with laugh-out-loud comedy and ultimately for having loads of fun.
Los Angeles, California
serving on the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. She and her husband, actor Dominic (Stephen) Flores, reside in Los Angeles, Highland Park, California with their daughter and son.
The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival , also known as the Sunflower Film Festival, is held annually in Hollywood, California. The Festival is the largest of its kind showcasing American, international, independent, and family-friendly films from all around the world that leave the audience feeling good...
in Hollywood, California and an American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
actress, set designer, production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
, and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Early life
Flores was born in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
in 1982. She received her early theatre and acting training at “Seattle Christian”, “Northwest Studios” Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, “Burien Little Theatre”, and “Seattle Performing Arts Fellowship” where she participated in numerous theatrical productions including “Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree....
”, “Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
”, “South Pacific
South Pacific (musical)
South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
“, “Narnia”, and “Little Mary Sunshine
Little Mary Sunshine
Little Mary Sunshine is a musical that parodies old-fashioned operettas and musicals. The book, music, and lyrics are by Rick Besoyan. The musical should not be confused with the 1916 silent film of the same name ....
”.
She continued her theatrical and acting studies in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
at the “Westmont College
Westmont College
Westmont offers 26 majors, including: alternative major, art, biology, chemistry, communication studies, computer science, economics and business, education program, engineering physics, English, history, European studies, kinesiology, liberal studies, mathematics, modern languages , music,...
Theatre Arts Department” under John Blondell. In 2003 she graduated from Westmont
Westmont
Westmont is the name of some places in the United States:* Westmont, California* Westmont, Illinois* Westmont, New Jersey* Westmont, Pennsylvania-Other:...
receiving her undergraduate degree in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and communications. Once relocating to Hollywood, she pursued a curriculum of film studies graduating in 2005.
Film and Television
Flores contributions include actress, production designerProduction designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
, set designer, and producer for Hollywood films and television programs, including the television comedy series, “The Playbook
The Playbook
The Playbook is a half-hour comedy series produced by Hip TV Inc. and hosted by Donald Faison for Spike TV.The Playbook revolves around a typical young male trying to figure out dating and relationships as if they were plays in a sports playbook....
”. Flores' first credited film in 2005 was “West Bank Story
West Bank Story
West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film, directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray, produced by Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra, Bill Boland and featuring choreography by Ramon Del Barrio. The film is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story,...
”, the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
winning, fast-paced musical comedy. In 2006-2007 Flores worked in the art department of the television series, Heroes
Heroes
Heroes may refer to:* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good- Television :Series* Heroes , a 2006–2010 American science fiction series* Heroes , a 2010 South Korean variety Show...
, which received the 2007 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nomination for the Art Director's Guild Award. From 2007 until 2010 she tried out animation at Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....
on the kids' classic cartoon, “SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
”, a television series that has been awarded numerous primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding animated programming. In 2009, she began working as a producer in the 2009 film “Dandelion Dharma”. She also produced the 2011 MTV reality television series, “Cuff’d”, released August, 2011.
The Feel Good Film Festival
As Flores' passion is to positively influence Hollywood, she created Hollywood's non-profit Film festivalFilm festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
, The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival , also known as the Sunflower Film Festival, is held annually in Hollywood, California. The Festival is the largest of its kind showcasing American, international, independent, and family-friendly films from all around the world that leave the audience feeling good...
, taking on responsibility for overall artistic direction including responsibility for film selection. The Festival premiered in August, 2008, providing a prime platform for winning projects that are entertaining, optimistic, humorous or heartwarming and leave the audience feeling good. Flores' goal is to provide a film viewing experience for the entire family that encourages the development, production, and distribution of short or feature length films with positive themes, happy endings, that make audiences laugh, and that capture the beauty of our world. She searches for newly produced American, international, independent, and family-friendly submissions from around the world and is responsible for bringing wider attention to independent filmmakers including those listed in the awards section at The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival , also known as the Sunflower Film Festival, is held annually in Hollywood, California. The Festival is the largest of its kind showcasing American, international, independent, and family-friendly films from all around the world that leave the audience feeling good...
. The focus is screening movies where the Festival's audience members leave the theaters feeling better than when they entered 100% of the time. To achieve this, she hunts down features with positive views on life, humor, and positive scenes where at the end of it, you’re feeling better. She created the Festival to provide audiences with laugh-out-loud comedy and ultimately for having loads of fun.
Personal life
Flores is active in her community, Highland ParkHighland Park, Los Angeles, California
Highland Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles.-Geography:Highland Park is located along the Arroyo Seco. It is situated within what was once Rancho San Rafael of the Spanish / Mexican era...
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
serving on the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. She and her husband, actor Dominic (Stephen) Flores, reside in Los Angeles, Highland Park, California with their daughter and son.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | West Bank Story West Bank Story West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film, directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray, produced by Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra, Bill Boland and featuring choreography by Ramon Del Barrio. The film is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story,... |
On-set dresser |
| 2005 | The Playbook The Playbook The Playbook is a half-hour comedy series produced by Hip TV Inc. and hosted by Donald Faison for Spike TV.The Playbook revolves around a typical young male trying to figure out dating and relationships as if they were plays in a sports playbook.... |
Actress – Hot bar chick; production designer |
| 2006 | House at the End of the Drive | Set dresser |
| 2006 | Real vs. Reel | Actress – Esther; production designer |
| 2006 | Idol Idol An idol is an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed or any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion.More specific terms include:Worship... |
Production designer |
| 2006 | Bagged | Actress – Laura Bushen; production assistant |
| 2006 | Heroes Heroes Heroes may refer to:* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good- Television :Series* Heroes , a 2006–2010 American science fiction series* Heroes , a 2010 South Korean variety Show... : Chapter One ‘Genesis’ (#1.1) |
Art Department |
| 2006 | Heroes Heroes Heroes may refer to:* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good- Television :Series* Heroes , a 2006–2010 American science fiction series* Heroes , a 2010 South Korean variety Show... : Chapter Two ‘Don’t Look Back’ (#1.2) |
Art Department |
| 2007 | McBride: Semper Fi | TV - swing |
| 2007 | 7-10 Split a/k/a Strike | Production designer |
| 2007 | Shadow Puppets | Production designer |
| 2007 | Bone Dry | Production designer |
| 2007 | Heroes Heroes Heroes may refer to:* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good- Television :Series* Heroes , a 2006–2010 American science fiction series* Heroes , a 2010 South Korean variety Show... : Chapter Twenty-Three ‘How to Stop an Exploding Man’ (#1.23) |
Art Department |
| 2008 | Blind Ambition | Production designer |
| 2008 | Ingles Ya! | Set designer |
| 2009 | Tom Cool | Set decorator |
| 2009 | Dandelion Dharma | Co-producer |
| 2009 | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants is a documentary produced by Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley that aired on VH1 on July 14, 2009. The documentary chronicles the pop culture success of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, including its impact on U.S. President Barack... |
TV Documentary - Self |
| 2009 | It’s a Mismatch | On-set dresser |
| 2010 | For the Good of the People | Assistant production designer |
| 2011 | Cuff’d | Producer |
External links
- Official website “Cuff’d”
- Official website “The Feel Good Film Festival”
- Official website "Dandelion Dharma"
- Skip Bolden,“Includes Interview with Kristen Flores at the The Feel Good Film Festival”, Aug. 12. 2011
- Actors Reporter, Hosted by Brett Walkow, video and pictures “Yellow Carpet at the 4th Annual Feel Good Film Festival at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California”, Aug. 19, 2011.